- All Writing Lab workshops are free and open to Bellevue College students, faculty, and staff.
- Workshops are 50 minutes long.
- No registration is necessary, just show up.
Winter Quarter 2012 Workshops
For older workshops, see the archive.
Personal Statements
Tuesday, January 17th
1:30PM to 2:20PM
C-120 A & B
You will learn:
- How to approach a personal statement,
- Information to include and to not include, and
- Writing tips and techniques.
Sponsored by The Educational Planning Advising Center and the Writing Lab
Presented by Kayleen Doornbos
Personal Statements
Wednesday, January 25th
10:30AM to 11:20AM
D-240H
You will learn:
- How to approach a personal statement,
- Information to include and to not include, and
- Writing tips and techniques.
Presented by Amanda Karim
Punctuation Potpourri
Wednesday, February 1
Room D-240H
4:30PM–5:20PM
Ever had a punctuation question you were afraid to ask?
For instance, always wondered about the rules for commas?
Whether periods go inside or outside quotation marks?
Or what the difference is between a colon and a semicolon?
Bring your questions about any aspect of punctuation,
and Kayleen will do her best to answer them!
Commas
Thursday, February 9
Room D-240H (You may also enter at D-204)
10:30AM–11:20AM
Sometimes it seems there are only wrong ways to use commas,
other times it appears as if anything goes.
Please join Isaiah Hemmen as he explores in-depth
effective ways to use
this oft-abused punctuation mark!
Documenting Sources in MLA and APA
Wednesday, February 15
Room D-240H
4:30PM–5:20PM
In this workshop Kayleen will discuss
- Why you must attribute information to its sources in academic writing
- How to effectively integrate source material
- The latest formatting and documentation in MLA and APA styles
Descriptive Writing
Thursday, February 23
Room D-240H
10:30AM–11:20AM
Explore techniques for lively descriptions,
including figurative language,
with the dynamic, literary mind of Isaiah
Workshop Archive
Prewriting
Identifying Your Audience (PowerPoint)
- You will learn:
- Five questions that help you consider your audience, and
- How to use your syllabus to figure out what your instructor wants.
Organizing Your Essay: Thesis Statements, Topic Sentences, and Transitions (PowerPoint)
- You will learn:
- The necessary parts of a thesis statement,
- How to write topic sentences, and
- Three methods of transitioning between paragraphs.
Types of Essays
Argumentative Essays (PowerPoint)
- How to write an argument that is a conversation with your audience,
- Templates that have been used in successful academic writing, and
- The necessary parts of an argumentative essay.
Descriptive Essays (PowerPoint)
- Questions to ask yourself before writing a descriptive essay,
- Words to use in a descriptive essay, and
- Words and phrases to avoid in a descriptive essay.
Descriptive Writing (PowerPoint)
- Techniques for improving your descriptions
Writing Academic Narrative Essays
Inspired by Learning Is an Act of Love, the Library Media Center and the Writing Lab will co-host a special workshop.
In the first half of the hour, Amanda Karim will discuss approaches to
- Considering your audience
- Clarifying your purpose (thesis)
- Organizing your essay, and
- Using supporting detail
In the second half, you will be asked to work in groups to
- Identify the strengths and weaknesses in a 1-page example from Listening Is an Act of Love, and
- Develop ways to improve the example!
Editing
Punctuation: Everything, including Commas (PowerPoint)
- Learn how to use various punctuation marks.
- Practice using punctuation in college-level writing.
Punctuation: Just Commas (PowerPoint)
- Identify parts of a sentence that require commas,
- Learn four main comma rules, and
- Correct run-on sentences.
How to Correct Run-on Sentences
- Identify run-on sentences, and
- Four main ways to correct run-on sentences.
Articles: A, An, and The (PDF)
In this workshop you will
- Brainstorm how many article rules you already know,
- Identify and practice using articles, and
- Discover the rules are simpler than you may think!
